diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c
index 61e3ffe58bce..098be61a6b4c 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c
@@ -5574,6 +5574,7 @@ static int handle_external_interrupt(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 static int handle_triple_fault(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 {
 	vcpu->run->exit_reason = KVM_EXIT_SHUTDOWN;
+	vcpu->mmio_needed = 0;
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
index 6bd0538d8ebf..706c5d63a53f 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
@@ -6478,6 +6478,7 @@ static int vcpu_enter_guest(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 		}
 		if (kvm_check_request(KVM_REQ_TRIPLE_FAULT, vcpu)) {
 			vcpu->run->exit_reason = KVM_EXIT_SHUTDOWN;
+			vcpu->mmio_needed = 0;
 			r = 0;
 			goto out;
 		}